Reggie Miller
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Go over there and let them show you where He was crucified and where He was buried.
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I'm a Hindu that believes in Jesus
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Go over there and let them show you where He was crucified and where He was buried.
We're going around in circles. That there are no remains doesn't mean he rose from the dead. But I still don't understand why it's so important to have physical proof. Whom are you trying to convince, me or you?
Whether Jesus lived or not is largely irrelevent to me; he's relevent inasmuch as his followers try to force their beliefs, erroneously passing off as his teachings, on my life. That's not acceptable.
His genuine teachings? Yeah, very nice but nothing that's not in the Bhagavad Gita or the Dhammapada, both far older than Jesus.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
I've spent quite a bit of time in and around Jerusalem, including the many Christian sites there (my wife is Christian), and let me just say that what one may believe about Jesus and what happened is just that-- beliefs. The archaeologists pretty much know the general area of the crucifixion and burial, but that's just about what the limits of their knowledge is.
As far as "resurrection" is concerned, there's nothing really solid about that in any way, especially since the scriptures are very subjective in nature. Such items are based on faith, not empirical evidence.
Therefore, I take the position of "Whatever happened, happened".
Reggie Miller
Well-Known Member
Well, He either arose from the dead or He didn't. That is the question.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Exactly, and that's largely going to be determined by one's faith.
Reggie Miller
Well-Known Member
True. But if His remains can be found, and they should be found if His remains are there to be found, it would prove that He didn't rise from the dead. This would end Christianity.
I should care either way because...?
arthra
Baha'i
I'm a Baha'i and I love Krishna and Christ... but there have been Hindu groups such as Self Realization Fellowship that have incorporated Jesus and some claim Jesus travelled to India. I don't really believe there's sufficient evidence Jesus travelled to India but some believe it.
Would it? Should Christianity be that fragile at all?
Reggie Miller
Well-Known Member
Well, they don't put Christ in Christianity for nothing.
Still... what would the point of Christianity be, were it so fragile?
No it won't. If you look at Paul's explanation of the mechanism of resurrection, it's straightforward interpretation is that Jesus ( and people in general) get resurrected in another imperishable body causally connected to but distinct from the fleshly body.
But the question is moot. There is no possible way to identify either a tomb or a body as authentic.
Tumah
Veteran Member
Why in the world do you think we would take note where every Tom, Dick and Harry is buried?
Are you saying that, despite the assurances I've received that Jews will gladly show me where Jesus was buried, you're not willing to do so?
Tumah
Veteran Member
No, I'm saying despite the assurances you've received towards the importance of Jesus' grave, we've never actually deemed it important enough to keep track of.
Jedster
Flying through space
a contact high
I have met few Hindus who have Jesus as their deity when I was in Malaysia.
It was interesting going into their houses where each family member had their own alter for their deity.
Enjoy.
Reggie Miller
Well-Known Member
Hmm... It's done all the time. Many of the Egyptian pharoah's remains have been confirmed as well as English kings and queens.
Reggie Miller
Well-Known Member
How can it be fragile with the Almighty God at the top?
That is a relevant question, indeed.